Cumilla Cadet College
Military high school in Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumilla Cadet College (Bengali: কুমিল্লা ক্যাডেট কলেজ; CCC) is a residential military high school and college in Cumilla, Bangladesh, for boys in grades 7 to 12.
| Cumilla Cadet College | |
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 Academic Block of Cumilla Cadet College | |
| Location | |
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Kotbari, Cumilla District , | |
| Coordinates | 23.42886°N 91.13453°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Comilla Residential Model School |
| School type | Military high school |
| Motto | Knowledge Is Light (বাংলা: জ্ঞানই আলো) |
| Established | 1 July 1983 |
| School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla |
| Authority | Bangladesh Army |
| Administrator | Governing Body of Cadet Colleges |
| Principal | Abu Hena Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (Acting) |
| Vice Principal | Muhammad Asaduzzaman (Acting) |
| Adjutant | Major U M Mukraminul Islam |
| College Prefect | Cadet Mansif |
| Gender | Male |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Language | English |
| Classrooms | 12 |
| Area | 52 acres (210,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Sky Blue |
| Demonym | CCCian |
| First Principal | Lt Col Nurul Anwar |
| EIIN | 133844 |
| Website | ccc.army.mil.bd |
History
Cumilla Cadet College (CCC) was created on 1 July 1983 by converting Cumilla Residential Model School, a government boarding school that had been established on the site in 1966.[1][2][3] CCC formally opened on 7 April 1984 under founding principal Lt. Col. Nurul Anwar, with 150 cadets in three intakes. In the months that followed, three more intakes brought it to full enrollment.[1]
Campus
The campus is located in Kotbari, Cumilla, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city center and near the Buddhist archaeological site Shalban Vihara, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), and Cumilla University.[4][1]
The college campus covers an area of 50.74 acres.[citation needed]
Curriculum
Cadet colleges are under the control of the Army. CCC also maintains a separate school and college for girls. Admission starts from seventh grade. At the end of tenth grade, cadets sit the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. Those who pass have the option of continuing into eleventh and twelfth grades.[2]
Students take their SSC and Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla. Of the schools under this board, CCC placed among the top ten in terms of SSC and/or HSC results from the early 1990s till date.[5][6][7][8]
Notable alumni
- James Leo Ferguson, A Bangladeshi fighter of Scottish origin and tea industrialist who graduated in 1971[9]
- Major General Md Jubayer Salehin, E in C, Bangladesh Army.
See also
References
External links
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